FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Pilot Properties has acquired Barclay House, a multifamily property located at 2100 Forest Park Blvd. in the Berkeley Place neighborhood of Fort Worth, from an out-of-state investor for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1926, the property features 17 units in two buildings, a courtyard, covered parking and on-site laundry facilities. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Hill and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer. Additionally, Greysteel arranged a three-year loan through a local bank for the acquisition. The loan features two years of interest-only payments, a two-year extension option and a 25-year amortization schedule. Anton Mattli and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel arranged the financing for the buyer.
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IRVING, TEXAS — Rubicon Representation has arranged the acquisition of an office building located at 1125 Executive Circle in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The Patel Law Group acquired the property from 1125 Executive LLC for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to relocate its law firm to the new office building from Colonial Plaza in Irving. Kyle Jacobs and Daniel Miller of Rubicon represented the buyer, while Bruce Hecht and Ben Goldthorpe of Swearingen Realty Group represented the seller, American College of Emergency Physicians, in the deal.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a two-story office building located at 8901 Gaylord Drive in Houston. DNA Interest sold the 25,000-square-foot property, which was developed in 2008, to 8901 Gaylord LLC for an undisclosed price. David Carter and John Parsley of Colliers International represented the seller, while Guy Brown of Poynter Commercial Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Vitorino Group has brokered the sale of Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool in The Woodlands. The newly developed property was marketed with a 15-year absolute net-lease that includes rent escalations every five years and a corporate guarantee. A local Texas investor acquired the 8,795-square-foot property for undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released.
HOUSTON — Boyd Commercial/CORFAC International has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 3604 B. Fairmont Parkway in Houston. Alvaro R. Elizondo acquired the 5,000-square-foot property from First Citizens Bank & Trust for an undisclosed price. Andrew Sowell of Boyd Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Seeks to Buy, Renovate Former Warner Grand Theatre for $80M
by Nellie Day
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is hoping to purchase and restore the former Warner Grand Theatre in downtown Milwaukee in time for its fall 2019 season. An anonymous donor is leading the initiative to purchase the vacant theater, which would be converted into a concert hall. The renovation would include bathroom modernizations and updated seating to fit a capacity of 1,750. The theater’s acquisition and renovations are expected to cost between $70 million and $80 million. The MSO is hoping to acquire the site in fall 2017. The project is part of a $120 million MSO fundraising campaign that would also raise bridge financing and increase the organization’s general endowment. The MSO brought in $17 million in revenue during its 2015-2016 season. The symphony’s 80 full-time musicians perform more than 135 concerts each season. The orchestra currently performs at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on North Water Street. The 12-story Warner Grand Theatre is situated on West Wisconsin Avenue. The MSO is the only major orchestra in the nation without control over its own performance venue, according to the MSO’s president and executive director. The Art Deco-style theater was built in 1931 and was last occupied …
In the office segment there has been plenty of news regarding Class A assets. Companies have been flocking towards upgraded space. Landlords have made significant capital expenditures to their buildings to attract and retain these tenants. We have seen parking decks being built, investments to achieve LEED certification and the addition of upgraded amenities, such as cafés, fitness facilities, day care centers, and shuttles to mass transit. In the midst of these discussions, the Class B building seems to be getting lost. Class B office buildings do not have all of the bells and whistles of their Class A counterparts. However, this has not stopped them from experiencing a resurgence over the last few years. Current vacancy of Class B office space in the Northern New Jersey market is 13.4 percent. The vacancy rate has seen a steady decline from 15 percent at the end of 2014. The asking rents in the market average around $21.50 based on a gross number. The absorption of space over the last two years has been the best we have seen in more than 10 years. According to CoStar, 1.1 million square feet of Class B office space was leased in Northern New Jersey …
BREA, CALIF. — JCR Capital has acquired Brea Corporate Plaza and Brea Park Centre, a four-building office portfolio in Brea, for $55.6 million. The properties contain a total of 290,657 square feet. The portfolio is located at 500 S. Kraemer Blvd., 2601 Saturn St., 2650 Imperial Highway and 3230 E. Imperial Highway. HFF arranged $39 million in acquisition financing. The loan features a three-year term and floating rate through Prime Finance. The financing has two 12-month extensions. HFF also marketed the property on behalf of the sellers, The PRES Companies and Mariner Real Estate Management.
TACOMA, WASH. — Industrial Property Trust (IPT) has purchased a 58-acre former sawmill in Tacoma for an undisclosed sum. The space is located at 733 E. 11th St. IPT plans to build a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial facility on the property. The IPT Tacoma Logistics Center will include two buildings. The project is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2018. Tony Kusak of Cushman & Wakefield Commerce executed the transaction. The seller was Interfor.
PHOENIX — National Healthcare Realty and Development has announced plans to build McDowell Medical Commons, a 25,000-square-foot medical office building in Phoenix. The project will be located at 10650 W. McDowell Road. The Class A project will be situated at the northeast corner of 107th Avenue and McDowell Road. McDowell Medical Commons is slated for groundbreaking in 2017. Rachel Thompson and Michael Dupuy of Colliers International will serve as the project’s exclusive leasing agents.